. 2023 Nov 18;101:skad387. doi: 10.1093/jas/skad387

Table 6.

Least square means (SE) for average daily milk yield (kg) up to 305 DIM by nadir BCS category in primiparous (top) and multiparous cows (bottom). The full model for the repeated measures analysis included calving season and BCS1 as covariables. Different superscripts within columns indicate P < 0.05

	Health status
	No health disorder		One health disorder		Multiple health disorders
	Primiparous

BCS category	LSM	SE	LSM	SE	LSM	SE
Q1 (lowest BCS)	36.2^a	0.018	35.3^a	0.027	35.3^a	0.036
Q2	35.5^a	0.023	34.3^ab	0.036	34.3^ab	0.041
Q3	34.1^b	0.018	33.5^bc	0.032	33.4^b	0.045
Q4	32.6^c	0.018	32.2^c	0.045	31.4^c	0.050

	Multiparous
∆BCS category	LSM	SE	LSM	SE	LSM	SE
Q1 (greatest loss in BCS)	45.9^a	0.014	44.8^ab	0.014	44.7^a	0.014
Q2	44.6^b	0.014	45.1^a	0.018	42.5^b	0.014
Q3	44.0^b	0.023	44.2^ab	0.018	42.4^b	0.023
Q4	43.5^b	0.014	42.8^b	0.014	41.8^b	0.014